Books about Bedtime
READ: Books: Choose Two to share-
Sleepy, Sheepy By Lucy Ruth Cummins
There's a Bear in your Book By Tom Fletcher
One Sheep, Two sheep By Tammi Sauer
20 Dinosaurs at Bedtime By Mark Sperring
TALK: Intro: Welcome to Storytime this morning friends! My name is Ms. Stephanie and I am so happy you are here! Are you ready to sing our welcome song together? You will need to find your hands and your feet and have space around you to move them.
Welcome Song
“Clap and Sing Hello!” (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
We clap and sing hello, (use hands clapping motion)
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello!
Additional verses: Wave and sing hello (use hands to wave); stomp and sing hello (stomp feet).
Before starting to read in during the storytime I would introduce the letter B for bedtime I would talk about things that start with the letter B that relate to bedtime first such as bed, brush, and then ask about other items that start with the letter B like bat, box, bubbles. Share the letter B sound and have the families practice along with you.
Also show 1st book cover and ask questions about character on the front of the book to introduce bedtime. Talk about what sort of things do we do to get ready for bedtime- i.e. bath, get pj’s on, brush our teeth, wash our face etc. Examples:
• What is the animal is on the cover?
• What does his eyes show us about how he feels? Are the sheep’s eyes open or closed?
SING:
Welcome Song “Clap and Sing
Hello!” (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello!
Additional verses: wave and sing hello; stomp and sing hello.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (use
finger motions or felt board with stars)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle ,Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are!
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are!
ABC Song (with hand clapping
or stomping of feet to keep rhythm)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P
Q, R, S, T, U, V
W, X, Y, Z
Now I know my ABCs.
Next time won’t you sing with me?
Ten in the Bed Song
There were 10 in the bed and the little one said,
‘Roll over, roll over.’ (roll hands)
So they all rolled over and 1 fell out.
Then there were 9 in the bed and the little one said,
‘Roll over, roll over.’ (roll hands)
Continue with,8,7,6,5,4,3,2, until1
Then there was 1 in the bed and the little one said,
‘Good night!’
Sing with us
(Here we go round Mulberry Bush)
Come along and sing with us
Sing with us, sing with us
Come along and sing with us
So early in the morning
(continued)
Continue with….
…clap with us (clap hands)
…stomp with us (stomp feet)
…Tap with us (use sticks)
…shake with us (musical egg shakers)
...read with us (open and close hands like a book)
PLAY: Use a felt board or fingers for
counting and singing
Do simple concept of math like counting 1-10 and show 1 & 5 and 10 on
fingers with the whole group and then repeat using a simple song – counting on
fingers while singing the star song below with the group.
Ten Little Stars
Tune is 10 little Indians
1 little, 2 little, 3 little stars (hand motion for stars twinkling)
4 little, 5 little, 6 little stars
7 little, 8 little, 9 little stars
10 little stars are twinkling in the sky
Five little Monkeys Jumping on the bed
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Continue with 4,3,2,1, little monkey
